MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130617
Uptime	102.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 06:00
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 204 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 558 54% 446 Pts	64-Core 565 35% 565 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	47.8% Average	Lighting 58.8 Reflection 53.1 Parallax 70 48% 60.6 fps	MRender 52.7 Gravity 50.7 Splatting 67.1 48% 56.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 105 72 83 81 78 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 432 Write 275 Mixed 304 SusWrite 112 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 36.4 137% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 109 130% 228 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 94GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 145 145 144 145 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 392 Mixed 391 SusWrite 174 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 50.7 181% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 174 180% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 26GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 142 138 120 91 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 349 Mixed 400 SusWrite 146 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 49.9 180% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 174 181% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 108%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$64 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01K01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 136 136 136 136 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 120 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 135 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 96%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$64 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 0GB free Firmware: 01.01K01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 173 Write 148 Mixed 93.5 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 1,392 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.3% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 82%

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	581x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16